Confessions of a Wife explained

Confessions of a Wife is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Albert H. Kelley and starring Helene Chadwick, Walter McGrail and Ethel Grey Terry.^[1]

A married woman loses huge amounts of money playing cards. She is blackmailed by her creditors into gaining them access to a ball where the wealthy will all be wearing their most expensive jewellery. She agrees to their terms, but also contacts the police who are able to thwart the plot.

Cast

• Helene Chadwick as Marion Atwell
• Arthur Clayton as Paul Atwell
• Ethel Grey Terry as Mrs. Livingston
• Walter McGrail as Henri Duval
• Carl Gerard as Handsome Harry
• Clarissa Selwynne as Mrs. Jonathan
• Sam Lufkin as Bumby Lewis
• De Sacia Mooers as Dupree
• Suzanne Rhoades as Annette Pringle

Bibliography

• Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.

Notes and References

1. Munden p.143